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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1976
MORE DONATIONS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO FIRE VICTIMS
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ABOUT $110 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OF THE 3,226 VICTIMS OF THE ALDRICH BAY FIRE THIS FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 20) AT THE SALESIAN SCHOOL AT 2.P.M.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID: +PUBLIC DONATIONS TOTALLING ABOUT $1 MILLION HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED WITH THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND IN AID OF THE FIRE VICTIMS, OF THIS AMOUNT, EACH VICTIM WAS GIVEN $100 ON FEBRUARY 5 OUT OF THE DONATIONS THEN RECEIVED.+
A FURTHER $400,000 IS NOW BEING GIVEN TO THESE VICTIMS TO HELP THEM WITH EXPENSES TO REBUILD OR FURNISH THEIR NEW HOMES.
+AT PRESENT, THE BALANCE OF THE DONATIONS NOT YET COMMITTED AMOUNTS TO $360,000 AND THIS IS BEING DISTRIBUTED AS CASH PAYMENTS ON FRIDAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TURNING TO FURTHER DONATIONS FOR THE ALDRICH BAY FIRE VICTIMS, THE SPOKESMAN URGED DONORS TO SEND IN THEIR MONEY BEFORE NOON ON THURSDAY IN ORDER TO AVOID THE NEED OF ANOTHER DISTRIBUTION,
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE IN TSUEN WAN *******
BECAUSE OF A BURST WATER-MAIN, HING SHING ROAD BETWEEN THE NORTHERN JUNCTION OF KWAI SHING CIRCUIT AND KO FONG STREET HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, WHEN THE ROAD WILL REOPEN TO TRAFFIC.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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